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and the u.s. declares a wavering support for israel after sinking a un resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of its own troops an issue. alone a very good evening if you just joined us is kevin zero in here at r.t. this is the harsh reality of war is being felt in tel aviv today were a bus explosions left fifteen people injured already labeled a terror attack an explosion said to have taken place near the israeli army said quarters israeli authorities are now hunting for two people thought to be involved in the bombing paula slee reports not far from where that blast took place. now the police have told us that what they think happened is that one of these two placed a bag with a bomb on the bus and then immediately ran off the whole of tel aviv is in shut down the schools are closed children are being prevented from going home because there's also growing concern that they could be a second last or potential second suicide bombing that is being planned now it
and the u.s. declares a wavering support for israel after sinking a un resolution calling for a cease fire raising questions over the impartiality of its own troops an issue. alone a very good evening if you just joined us is kevin zero in here at r.t. this is the harsh reality of war is being felt in tel aviv today were a bus explosions left fifteen people injured already labeled a terror attack an explosion said to have taken place near the israeli army said quarters israeli authorities are...
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he told netanyahu the u.s. would use the opportunity to accept israel address its security needs, including the smuggling of weapons and explosives into gaza. obama also spoke with president morsi and thanked him for his leadership in the negotiations. they agreed on the importance of working toward a more durable solution to the situation in gaza. >>> greek leaders are wringing their hands as they wait to find out whether they'll get loans they need to cover their expenses. ai uchida joins us from the business team. the greeks seem to face one drama after another, what now? >> all they can do at the moment is wait for the next act to begin. decisions keep getting postponed so the prime minister of greece strongly urged the early provision of additional bailout. the appeal was made after eurozone finance ministers failed again to reach a deal. finance ministers from the 17 eurozone countries gathered in bus zells earlier this week to discuss the extra rescue funds of 31.5 billion euros for greece. however, the
he told netanyahu the u.s. would use the opportunity to accept israel address its security needs, including the smuggling of weapons and explosives into gaza. obama also spoke with president morsi and thanked him for his leadership in the negotiations. they agreed on the importance of working toward a more durable solution to the situation in gaza. >>> greek leaders are wringing their hands as they wait to find out whether they'll get loans they need to cover their expenses. ai uchida...
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to suicide bombers have a target a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul killing two are going to god's power and they tried to reach the gate detonators their devices one police spotted the local reports a bit tired about claim responsibility for that couples trying to beef up the city's security but over holy day this week. india has hung the only surviving gun lot of probably two thousand a terror attack on mumbai. a pakistani citizen was one of ten attackers who laid a sixty hour siege to india's financial capital four years ago one hundred sixty six people were killed and their target was executed after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. and did a few minutes of violence against women in afghanistan. for instance to stop it. his day starts at five am even earlier in the winter tending to his flock of st hundred sheep in the mountains. thirty five years old it wasn't the life he told having studied accounting but you just. dictated that he would take on the care of these animals after his father. he's jus
to suicide bombers have a target a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul killing two are going to god's power and they tried to reach the gate detonators their devices one police spotted the local reports a bit tired about claim responsibility for that couples trying to beef up the city's security but over holy day this week. india has hung the only surviving gun lot of probably two thousand a terror attack on mumbai. a pakistani citizen was one of ten attackers who laid a sixty hour siege...
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foreign policy the u.s. basically gave a green light to any of their actions with regards to palestinians and israel has been taking advantage of that quite extensively because as president obama explained there is no country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders makes complete sense nobody should but one may ask what about all those countries that the us has bombed iraq afghanistan pakistan yemen and others or is it that when you refer to civilian deaths as collateral damage somehow killing civilians sounds more justified when it comes to the doesn't mean you usually hear u.s. officials speak along these lines of course in a conflict like this civilian casualties or inevitable but the u.s. is not always like that when the government was killing civilians the u.s. stood first to sympathize with the innocents there in most graphic terms but it appears in washington sympathy for softening ten be selected this is hillary clinton on syria the shooting death of a o
foreign policy the u.s. basically gave a green light to any of their actions with regards to palestinians and israel has been taking advantage of that quite extensively because as president obama explained there is no country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders makes complete sense nobody should but one may ask what about all those countries that the us has bombed iraq afghanistan pakistan yemen and others or is it that when you refer to...
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he is also a former u.s. navy helicopter pilot, he trained extensively with the israeli navy while operating in the mediterranean. welcome back to the show. let's get right to it. your expert opinion, do you think a war is imminent here? >> thank you for having me. i don't think war is imminent. what we have is what i would describe as a medium or high intensity tactical conflict. until the israelis cross the border with ground forces into gaza, we have not sucked up into full war. the other thing to keep in mind, this low intensity conflict between israel and hamas has been going on for the better part of six years. there's only been in the past week or two it has exploded into this level of violence. melissa: why do you think it is exploding now? exploded now? it's a changing neighborhood? neighbors have become even more hostile toward israel, egypt with the muslim brotherhood and their ties or potential ties to hamas. seems like turkey, their words have been so inflammatory, it seems all of a sudden they f
he is also a former u.s. navy helicopter pilot, he trained extensively with the israeli navy while operating in the mediterranean. welcome back to the show. let's get right to it. your expert opinion, do you think a war is imminent here? >> thank you for having me. i don't think war is imminent. what we have is what i would describe as a medium or high intensity tactical conflict. until the israelis cross the border with ground forces into gaza, we have not sucked up into full war. the...
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the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track at the same time in parallel in case the diplomacy didn't work. it seems to me particularly having told me earlier today, officials, that this was on hold, any kind of ground offensive to give diplomacy a chance to work, it seems that something must be coming to a head because secretary of state hillary clinton is on the way, as you say. she will be meeting. maybe there will be an announcement when she meets with prime minister netanyahu this evening here. >> it will be a late night meeting for the two of them. it was a surprise that she's coming
the u.s. is talking to the palestinians via egypt. obviously, israel is at the table with the egyptians. and we're hearing from the israelis as well that possibly they will be ready to announce some kind of cease-fire not far from now. that's consistent to what we have been hearing over the last several days. president netanyahu has said they would rather see this resolved diplomatically. they were pushing for the success of the diplomatic track while all the time preparing the military track...
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the u.s. campaign in afghanistan is over the military great blue with at least two celebrity generals and veterans of the intervention falling from grace the sex scandal that started with revelations of the ex cia chief having an affair has now claimed the reputation of the current afghan campaign commander ortiz knew she explains. in the papers that here in afghanistan for transit star and battlefield felled cia by an affair the situation the reaction on the ground has been one of outrage people are really quite confused by this this whole scandal one of the comments that i heard from a person who wish to be anonymous in the foreign ministry is office was they founded really indicative of how well the afghan war effort is going in terms of u.s. policy if the top general in charge of it had time to send twenty to thirty thousand pages worth of inappropriate e-mails people here have also expressed some confusion as to why these kinds of scandals would force these top men to resign and not for e
the u.s. campaign in afghanistan is over the military great blue with at least two celebrity generals and veterans of the intervention falling from grace the sex scandal that started with revelations of the ex cia chief having an affair has now claimed the reputation of the current afghan campaign commander ortiz knew she explains. in the papers that here in afghanistan for transit star and battlefield felled cia by an affair the situation the reaction on the ground has been one of outrage...
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. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that guaranteed to played a key role in dealing with israel. nina is absolutely right, the islamic jihad backed by iran is putting pressure in gaza, and on hamas itself. this has to stop. 1500 rocket attacks on an area slightly twice as large as washington d.c. on wednesday. and attacks within the suburbs of tel aviv and jerusalem are absolutely unacceptable. but i think the hope is this compound -- is this, barack obama has a political advantage because benjamin netanyahu is up for reelection and favored to win. but he was so obvious and so transparent in his support of mitt romney, all but endorsing him this year, i think there is a chance for a resolution. >> that is absurd. what resolution? hamas's charter declares that not only is israel illegitimate and has to be eradicated, but in the carter -- in the charter, jews are the cause of wars starting b
. >> the relationship between the u.s. and israel will not change. what has changed is what colby address, and that is, the reality of the arab world. we no longer have mubarak in power in egypt, and that guaranteed to played a key role in dealing with israel. nina is absolutely right, the islamic jihad backed by iran is putting pressure in gaza, and on hamas itself. this has to stop. 1500 rocket attacks on an area slightly twice as large as washington d.c. on wednesday. and attacks...
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but there is no substitute for u.s. engagement and the fact that there is a potential for us to have a partner in the muslim brotherhood leader of egypt in this effort to resolve the israeli/palestinian conflict is an advantage that we need to use for positive effect in terms of creating the basis for a viable negotiation. >> final thoughts. >> but there has to be pressure from washington and not simply accepting the terms laid down by congress and telling the palestinians you can't do this because of congress. we have our own politics here in america. they have their politics there. and apec may rule the street in congress -- >> because of pro israel lobby. >> and deny palestinian aid if, in fact, they declare independence and statehood but the fact is, they have to be concerned with what is important to them and that is their credibility and their legitimacy as a governing authority. if we have a situation where hamas has won a victory and that's how it will be perceived and abu mason and the palestinian authority hav
but there is no substitute for u.s. engagement and the fact that there is a potential for us to have a partner in the muslim brotherhood leader of egypt in this effort to resolve the israeli/palestinian conflict is an advantage that we need to use for positive effect in terms of creating the basis for a viable negotiation. >> final thoughts. >> but there has to be pressure from washington and not simply accepting the terms laid down by congress and telling the palestinians you can't...
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for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohamed moresy, the agreement calls for a discussion for the freedom of movement. commitment by israel not to target militants in gaza. to halt rocket fire into israel. nothing is a done deal. in the next hour we will hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and we begin with a look at what has transpired over the last 24 hours. and it is remarkable that there is a cease fire when you consider how this wednesday started off. at midday no sign of atruce yet. at least two dozen people wounded. hamas praised the attack near the headquarters of the defense forces. farther south, a home was hit by a rocket. room after room left in ruins. more than 60 rockets were fired from gaza today. the others were intercepted. across the border in fagaza several large explosioned. the skyline of the city covered in smoke. the city on edge. on some streets buildings were turned to rubble. >> there used to be a small well-known shop here that has bra
for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohamed moresy, the agreement calls for a discussion for the freedom of movement. commitment by israel not to target militants in gaza. to halt rocket fire into israel. nothing is a done deal. in the next hour we will hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and we begin with a look at what has transpired over the last 24 hours. and it is remarkable that there is a cease fire when you consider how this wednesday started off. at...
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pete: is the u.s. still the key to stopping the violence? at home, posturing and positioning over the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> would you subpoena a deal that does not include tax rate increases for the wealthy? is that something that's acceptable? >> no. pete: and a candid assessment of the stakes from one of the g.o.p.'s rising stars. >> the fiscal cliff is a creation of the political branch in washington, d.c. and an example of a dysfunctional process. that threatens our economy and millions of people across our economy. pete: is stalemate in washington stifling the economic recovery? joining us this thanksgiving week, peter baker of "the new york times." molly ball of "the atlantic." and jim tankersly of "national journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happe. from our nationas capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to chart a greener path in the air and i
pete: is the u.s. still the key to stopping the violence? at home, posturing and positioning over the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> would you subpoena a deal that does not include tax rate increases for the wealthy? is that something that's acceptable? >> no. pete: and a candid assessment of the stakes from one of the g.o.p.'s rising stars. >> the fiscal cliff is a creation of the political branch in washington, d.c. and an example of a dysfunctional process. that threatens...
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meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send the ships signals a growing concern over just where the conflict is had it for more i spoke with artsy international correspondent paula slayer i first asked her if talk about the cease fire has been any comfort for the people there. well if that means comfort because it is a sign on the horizon that what we've worked at for the past seven days is coming to an end but it certainly doesn't mean that it's a long term solution we are hearing conflicting reports on the one hand hamas is betting that a cease fire has been agreed to and goes into effect from midnight local time tuesday but we're not hearing the same kind of statements being made by the israeli government they are calling for some kind of twenty four hour. delay period where they are calling for some kind of twenty four hour period by which th
meanwhile the u.s. is sending warships near israel on border two thousand five hundred marines u.s. officials say they will be on standby in case americans need to be evacuated from israel now the officials say the ships are not meant to serve any combat role but the decision to send the ships signals a growing concern over just where the conflict is had it for more i spoke with artsy international correspondent paula slayer i first asked her if talk about the cease fire has been any comfort...
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during a press conference she explained what the u.s. is hopeful there. listen. >> the rocket attacks from terrorist organizations inside gaza on israeli cities and towns must end. the goal must a durable out come that advances the security and the legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> fox news has just learned that secretary clinton met with netanyahu along with other israeli officials for more than two hours tonight. they discussed ways to de-escalated the situation. tomorrow she will meet with mahmoud ahmadinejad and sit down with egyptian president with mohammed morsi. as the international community pushes for a cease-fire we saw some of the most intense fire yet as hamas continued to launch rockets and israeli forces slammed targets in gaza. they publicly executed six men they accused of being spies for israeli. they were forced to lay on the ground and then they were murdered. one of those bodies were tied to back of motorcycle and dragged through the streets. david lee miller is live in southern israel. >> cease-fire, what c
during a press conference she explained what the u.s. is hopeful there. listen. >> the rocket attacks from terrorist organizations inside gaza on israeli cities and towns must end. the goal must a durable out come that advances the security and the legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> fox news has just learned that secretary clinton met with netanyahu along with other israeli officials for more than two hours tonight. they discussed ways to de-escalated the...
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and as the u.s. pledges to work for call between the warring sides we'll look at why washington shows sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in other words. this is actually coming to life from moscow with. israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire bringing more death and chaos into the besieged palestinian territory. thank life plunged into darkness after one of the ny strikes caused a massive blackout the number of palestinians killed in the week long offensive now exceeds one hundred forty with more than a thousand people wounded as well as the residential areas being hit media compounds and reporters are increasingly becoming a target for israeli forces journalist harry fear is in gaza. to reporters to media workers that actually usually cameramen working as a cameraman here for the television talent channel well also targeted tonight as they were in a civilian taxi a taxi it clearly labelled
and as the u.s. pledges to work for call between the warring sides we'll look at why washington shows sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much in other words. this is actually coming to life from moscow with. israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire bringing more death and chaos into the besieged palestinian territory. thank life plunged into darkness after one of the ny strikes caused a...
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and as the u.s. pledges to work for calling between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much for us. this is our g. coming to life from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong of fans of now exceeds one hundred forty with more than a thousand people want it just take a look at how the tragedy in gaza has unfolded in recent days but be aware as add these images are upsetting. is the. throw. israeli bombs hitting residential districts and killing civilians are a daily reality in gaza those trying to report the conflict to the outside world are also being bombarded as journalist harry fear explains from within gaza. israel has intensified the pounding of gaza overnight and. particularly the targeting of governmental and police buildings and the biggest
and as the u.s. pledges to work for calling between the warring sides we'll look at why washington show sympathy for innocent civilians being killed in some parts of the middle east but not so much for us. this is our g. coming to life from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program israel's bombardment of gaza has intensified overnight despite talk of a pending cease fire the number of palestinians killed in the weeklong of fans of now exceeds one hundred forty with more than a thousand...
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with me is the chief representative of the plo to the u.s. welcome to you, sir. >> thank you. >> the big problem it seems from the outside here is that there are two factions now controlling the palestinians. one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the representative of the palestinian people, even when hamas formed the palestinian government after the elections of 2006, they acknowledged this fact that the plo will be in charge of conducting negotiations with israel in order to resolve the conflict. so there's no question about who represents the palestinian people here. we do have political differences. this is not a secret. but when it comes to confronting this israeli brutal attack against the gaza strip, witnessing the deaths of innocent civilians, 135 so far have been killed, almost 1,000 wounded, we have put aside al
with me is the chief representative of the plo to the u.s. welcome to you, sir. >> thank you. >> the big problem it seems from the outside here is that there are two factions now controlling the palestinians. one is yourselves and mahmoud abbas. the other is hamas. there's an increasing distance between these two organizations which makes it very, very difficult to know who should be negotiating with israel. >> well, the plo, palestine liberation organization remains the...
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two suicide bombers attacked a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul that's killed two afghan guards they apparently tried to reach the gate but detonated the device is when police spotted them local reports say the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack cobbles trying to beef up the city's security head of a holy day this week. you're watching r t with the ongoing situation in gaza is up for discussion and people of all cross talk show that's just a couple of minutes from now. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can go on the wild side . thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land and enterprising locals so the fruits of the forest by the side of nearly every road such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters. going on he has been hunting for more than thirty years and works for a company providing expeditions for tourists this season ducks are on the menu of.
two suicide bombers attacked a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul that's killed two afghan guards they apparently tried to reach the gate but detonated the device is when police spotted them local reports say the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack cobbles trying to beef up the city's security head of a holy day this week. you're watching r t with the ongoing situation in gaza is up for discussion and people of all cross talk show that's just a couple of minutes from now. if...
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two suicide bombers attacked a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul killing two afghan guards they apparently tried to reach the gate but detonated the device is when police spotted them local reports say the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack couples trying to beef up the city's security at a holy day this week. twenty two minutes past midnight here in moscow kate is in the studio must mean business creating. investors go for gold yes there is always been a popular can either say you know that kevin and it's really regaining that popularity at the moment and a lot of that is because tensions in the middle east that a year is a crisis is that u.s. fiscal cliff revelers talking about it's going to play its part as well as my slowing growth in china as well says that's all helping the goal to be as popular as and that's all coming up in the business but as in after the break. flying north with me in this old soviet work or so the helicopter is dr run amir brodsky and his team from the region's medical aviat
two suicide bombers attacked a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital kabul killing two afghan guards they apparently tried to reach the gate but detonated the device is when police spotted them local reports say the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack couples trying to beef up the city's security at a holy day this week. twenty two minutes past midnight here in moscow kate is in the studio must mean business creating. investors go for gold yes there is always been a popular can either...
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u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for all people of the region. >>> egypt still playing a significant role in the peace process. peace talks not much happening now, hasn't happened in a while, when brings us to senator george mitchell joining us for a perspective. senator mitchell, thanks very much for coming in. is it credible to think that the israelis and hamas can reach some sort of truce, if you will, that's lasting as opposed to some temporary cease-fire? >> well, i certainly think they can reach a truce. whether it will be longlasting or not is
u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for...
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is not always like that when the government was killing civilians the u.s. stood first to sympathize with the innocents there in most graphic terms but it appears in washington sympathy for software intended selected this is hillary clinton on syria the shooting death of a one year old recently by the syrian regime's tanks and troops. is a very stark example of what is going on. one may ask what about those horrible shots of children dying gaza is somehow a less stark example of what's going on it seems america's world police mindset and standing up for the weak thing doesn't apply to palestinians instead we hear the same mantra from u.s. officials that israel has the right to defend itself which effectively implies that in the eyes of washington the killing of civilians in gaza is justified the u.s. is most recently blocked the u.n. security council statement calling for a cease fire in the israeli gaza conflict deeming the statement unbalanced against israel just as the us has blocked all other palestinian related un resolutions in the past whether it was
is not always like that when the government was killing civilians the u.s. stood first to sympathize with the innocents there in most graphic terms but it appears in washington sympathy for software intended selected this is hillary clinton on syria the shooting death of a one year old recently by the syrian regime's tanks and troops. is a very stark example of what is going on. one may ask what about those horrible shots of children dying gaza is somehow a less stark example of what's going on...
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amman has set its eyes on u.s. handheld missile launchers worth nearly one hundred billion dollars to power up its army base and ditz from antiwar dot com says the gulf monarchies shopping for political perks from its supplier i can't find a single incident of the omani military ever having fought a tank in its entire history they simply don't need that many us is of course exporting sixty six billion dollars annually in weapons a lot of it going to this region to countries that simply don't need it and seemingly buy it only for the the diplomatic benefits that it confers with the administration it just destabilize the entire region. let's take a look at some other stories from around the world your council has you know honestly decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fires have easily captured the resource rich eastern city of gone beyond twenty three groups formed after accusing congo flouting the peace agreed after a decade of conflict was neighboring rwanda which saw up to fiv
amman has set its eyes on u.s. handheld missile launchers worth nearly one hundred billion dollars to power up its army base and ditz from antiwar dot com says the gulf monarchies shopping for political perks from its supplier i can't find a single incident of the omani military ever having fought a tank in its entire history they simply don't need that many us is of course exporting sixty six billion dollars annually in weapons a lot of it going to this region to countries that simply don't...
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the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its civilians. israel cannot tolerate such attacks. if a long-term solution can be put in place through diplomatic means, then israel would be a willing partner to such a solution. but if stronger military action proves necessary to stop the constant gara constant barrage of rockets, israel will not hesitate to do what is necessary to defend our people. >> the most surprising thing for the palestinians is always talking about the israeli needs, about israeli security, about israel -- without talking about the palestinian needs, abo
the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its...
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for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohammed morsi who pushed for a cease fire, the agreement calls for discussion of a number of issues, including freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza. and the agreement not to target the area in gaza, and to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion, nothing is a done deal. over the next hour we'll look at the negotiations still happening now. we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and from the leader of hamas. plus our reporters on the ground and a whole lot more. we begin with a look at what has transpired over just the last 24 hours. it is remarkable there was a cease-fire this hour, when you consider how this wednesday started off. take a look. add midday, no sign of a truce yet when a city bus is bombed in tel-aviv. at least two dozen were wounded. israeli police say terrorists left two bombs on the bus and fled. only one exploded. hamas praised the attack near the headquarters of the is
for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and mohammed morsi who pushed for a cease fire, the agreement calls for discussion of a number of issues, including freedom of movement for palestinians in and out of gaza. and the agreement not to target the area in gaza, and to halt rocket fire into israel. again, a discussion, nothing is a done deal. over the next hour we'll look at the negotiations still happening now. we'll also hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and from...
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is the u.s. doing enough? what is the appropriate role for the u.s., if any, at this point? today president obama said he is actively working with all parties involved to try to stop the missile attacks. he also said he fully supports israel's right to defend itself. some said the president has been indifferent. i spoke with a senior fellow last night. >> can't afford to ignore this conflict. because we look back on the last four years, and the indifference, if you will, of the obama administration to what's happening on the west bank in gaza. and is i think we are -- there will there be pressure from jipts, there will be pressure from turkey, there will be pressure from qatar, the three countries most sympathetic to ham hamas. there will be pressure to produce some kind of settlement. >> let's bring in cnn contributorses, will cain, elzy granderson. elzy, you're first. is president obama being indifferent? does the white house need to do more? >> i don't understand how someone can consider the white house being indifferent when this administration has given more money to is
is the u.s. doing enough? what is the appropriate role for the u.s., if any, at this point? today president obama said he is actively working with all parties involved to try to stop the missile attacks. he also said he fully supports israel's right to defend itself. some said the president has been indifferent. i spoke with a senior fellow last night. >> can't afford to ignore this conflict. because we look back on the last four years, and the indifference, if you will, of the obama...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur. we are watching with some trepidation to see what may occur over the next hour. we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur....
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as did the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. who arrived yesterday in the middle east. >> we will work to consolidate the process, provide security for people of israel. >> half an hour before the truce was scheduled to take effect, benjamin netanyahu spoke to the country. >> i know there are citizens expecting more reangst. we should use this opportunity to achieve a long lasting cease-fire. >> barrage of rockets targeting israel. minutes after there is a border town. >> part of the agreement is israel will stop the targeted assassinations and ease restrictions on five-year-old border blockade. earlier in the day the man tossed a bomb inside a bus in tel aviv. 12 people hurt and the attacker fled. first bus bombing in tel aviv since 2006. risked derailing negotiations for the cease-fire. >> we were expecting something from gaza. but not renile of terror in the streets. >> the group didn't take responsial for attack but viewed as a reason to rejoice. >> throughout the day they pounded gaza hitting 120 targets. raising the death
as did the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. who arrived yesterday in the middle east. >> we will work to consolidate the process, provide security for people of israel. >> half an hour before the truce was scheduled to take effect, benjamin netanyahu spoke to the country. >> i know there are citizens expecting more reangst. we should use this opportunity to achieve a long lasting cease-fire. >> barrage of rockets targeting israel. minutes after there is a border...
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so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come...
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overnight a deadly attack near a u.s. base in afghanistan. a man approaching that on foot. the man through grenades and both of the carguards were kill they are afghans as well as 5 civilians. an alarm at the embassy swundzed following the blast. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. >> director of fashionnal intelligence james clapper now changing his story about who moved al qaeda from the talking points from the ghazi terrorist attack that left four americans dead. accordi -- benghazi terrorist attack. he changed the wording before it was passed on to the white house. during the closed door hearings on the attack clapper said he did not know who made the changes. republican chairman of the house intelligence committee mike rogers demanding an immediate explanation. >> lis questioning two men in connection with the blast that leveled two homes in indianapolis and left two people dead. one of them is being linked to this white van that was spotted near the home on the day of the explosion. neighbors say they saw it outside of the trailer for about two weeks until i
overnight a deadly attack near a u.s. base in afghanistan. a man approaching that on foot. the man through grenades and both of the carguards were kill they are afghans as well as 5 civilians. an alarm at the embassy swundzed following the blast. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. >> director of fashionnal intelligence james clapper now changing his story about who moved al qaeda from the talking points from the ghazi terrorist attack that left four americans dead. accordi --...
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. >>> to the ongoing probe of attacks on u.s. embassy in benghazi. top officials tell nbc news they knew from the beginning that terrorism was involved but the white house is denying claims there was an attempt to hide the information to help president obama's re-election campaign. u.n. ambassador susan rice has come under fire for saying the attack was a reaction to anti-islamic video. officials say they intentionally kept ambassador rice's talking points vague to avoid compromising future legal proceedings. while they knew terrorism was involved they didn't know if the attacks were planned in advance and they didn't have the suspects' identities. still am house republicans are blaming ambassador rice, saying she's unfit to succeed secretary hillary clinton at the state department should president obama decide to nominate her for the post. nearly 100 republican congressmen sent a letter to president obama saying ambassador rice's statements on benghazi have, quote, caused irreparable damage to her credibility both at home and around the world. senat
. >>> to the ongoing probe of attacks on u.s. embassy in benghazi. top officials tell nbc news they knew from the beginning that terrorism was involved but the white house is denying claims there was an attempt to hide the information to help president obama's re-election campaign. u.n. ambassador susan rice has come under fire for saying the attack was a reaction to anti-islamic video. officials say they intentionally kept ambassador rice's talking points vague to avoid compromising...
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the man in charge of u.s. intelligence operations say his people were responsible for playing down the terror attack story in the benghazi consulate attacks. they are not buying it. it is a hot political topic, and we are all over it in washington. and a stern warning from the guy who decides monetary policy. he warns to avoid this fiscal cliff or things are going to get uh loss worse. we'll look at what lawmakers could cut to save dollars. cutting, see what you like. >>> the nation's top intelligence officers answered the question who played down the terror link in the days after the attack? the director of national intelligence says it was his people in the intel community who took out references to terrorism. the white house did not do it. and not anybody in the administration. still, that answer is not satisfying some republicans as you might imagine. here is the back story. the government put out official talking points after the deadly consulate attack. the same talking points that susan rice repeated fi
the man in charge of u.s. intelligence operations say his people were responsible for playing down the terror attack story in the benghazi consulate attacks. they are not buying it. it is a hot political topic, and we are all over it in washington. and a stern warning from the guy who decides monetary policy. he warns to avoid this fiscal cliff or things are going to get uh loss worse. we'll look at what lawmakers could cut to save dollars. cutting, see what you like. >>> the nation's...
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the company employs 1.4 million associates in the u.s. it's unclear how many of them would participate in any picketing. and how it will influence all those shoppers looking for their holiday bargains. >> kristen dahlgren on the retail story for us be to the. kristen, thanks. >>> now to a huge story today and its impact on the children and their parents across this country and around the world who are fans of elmo on sesame street. the long-time puppeteer and voice of elmo resigned today because of a relationship with a man in his personal life. and a heads up here, if you have kids in the room right now, use discretion. this is a real life story about a beloved character. our report tonight from nbc's chris jansing. >> reporter: for 28 years, kevin brought elmo to life on sesame street, turning a minor character into an icon. ♪ la-la-la-la elmo's world >> reporter: but today he resigned, the same day he was hit with a $5 million lawsuit. a 24-year-old man claims he had a sexual relationship with clash nearly a decade ago, when he was 1
the company employs 1.4 million associates in the u.s. it's unclear how many of them would participate in any picketing. and how it will influence all those shoppers looking for their holiday bargains. >> kristen dahlgren on the retail story for us be to the. kristen, thanks. >>> now to a huge story today and its impact on the children and their parents across this country and around the world who are fans of elmo on sesame street. the long-time puppeteer and voice of elmo...
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they might be having the talks but until the u.s. gets involved, i think there is not a likelihood of cease-fire. if there is one, it just seems in the absence of a political resolution, which seems hopeless at this point, it seems like it will be temporary. it won't be durable one. >> shannon: charles, talk about turkey. today, the prime minister there referred to israel as a terrorist state. that raised hackles here in washington and elsewhere. what do you make of it? >> it's win of the reason -- one of the reasons that hamas started this in the first place. they did with a barrage of 150 rockets, over several days before israel retaliated. why would they want to do that? because hamas is strategic aim right now to change to institutionalize the change in their relations, their power. two sources of the power. number one, weaponry. the new weaponry. they can hit tel aviv and jerusalem. they shot a rocket that landed outside of jerusalem the first time. in 40 years that has happened. so their weaponry is now sophisticated. it's stro
they might be having the talks but until the u.s. gets involved, i think there is not a likelihood of cease-fire. if there is one, it just seems in the absence of a political resolution, which seems hopeless at this point, it seems like it will be temporary. it won't be durable one. >> shannon: charles, talk about turkey. today, the prime minister there referred to israel as a terrorist state. that raised hackles here in washington and elsewhere. what do you make of it? >> it's win...
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today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how the alliance between iraq and iran play into the occasion. >> right now iran has its hands full. it's got syria collapsing on one side t has hamas in trouble. so at a very simple, logistical level, this is more demands on iran for resupplying of weapons for political support of various kinds, but there is a broad idealogical game here where iran wins, because iran is seen as the great defender of the palestinians in the middle east these days. this is fastidiously stated. in the political sense, iran is seen as one of t
today we learned that the output at u.s. mines, utilities and factories fell in the past month, but that was largely because superstorm sandy disrupted production. that isn't our fault but it's certainly another setback. >>> our story "outfront," fear of an all-out war breaking out in the middle east as forces intensify. they are worried about turning gaza into a frontal base for iran. so how does the conflict between israel and hamas hurt iran? fareed zakaria is here. i...
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that was why it was such a big deal for the sitting u.s. president to go there. >> over the last several decades, our two countries became strangers. but today i can tell you that we always remain hopeful about the people of this country. about you. you gave us hope and we bore witness to your courage. >> that's president obama speaking on the first ever visit to burma, speaking at yangon university. this is how president obama was greeted in the streets. people lining the streets to see him waving american flags and chanting his name. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton also visited the pagoda where they walked barefoot, which is a custom of anybody visiting this shrine. this was a serious moment at that site. also for us watching this footage. it's not something that you see e every day rs the president's feet. president obama is the first american president to visit this country. his presence there is a symbol of just how far that country has come in recent months after decades of not. but when she had a chance to addr
that was why it was such a big deal for the sitting u.s. president to go there. >> over the last several decades, our two countries became strangers. but today i can tell you that we always remain hopeful about the people of this country. about you. you gave us hope and we bore witness to your courage. >> that's president obama speaking on the first ever visit to burma, speaking at yangon university. this is how president obama was greeted in the streets. people lining the streets...
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>> you see, the u.s. europeans, question not deal with hamas because by law they are a terrorist organization. like you wouldn't deal with al qaeda. the egyptians, yes, they have special relations with them. i think the egyptian involvement was very valuable. i think the leadership that was xer s exercised by president obama and hillary clinton was tremendous. and the formalities are of less consequences than the intentions and indeed the dealing on the ground. >> i understand that. but it also seems that formalities, especially on this issue that is so intractable, they -- they're more than formalities. that is a sign of something so much deeper. which brings me to egypt. you negotiated now using egypt as an interimmediate airy. they're an islamist government. their president appeared at rallies where they talk about jerusalem as the capital of the arabs, there are chants we are all hamas. as you said, he stepped up and played a pro active role here. are you setting a precedent where you're going to have
>> you see, the u.s. europeans, question not deal with hamas because by law they are a terrorist organization. like you wouldn't deal with al qaeda. the egyptians, yes, they have special relations with them. i think the egyptian involvement was very valuable. i think the leadership that was xer s exercised by president obama and hillary clinton was tremendous. and the formalities are of less consequences than the intentions and indeed the dealing on the ground. >> i understand that....